Chuck Berry Chords and Lyrics
- Back in the U.S.A
- Johnny B. Goode
- Maybellene
- No Particular Place to Go
- Rock & Roll Music
- Roll Over Beethoven
- School Day
- Sweet Little Sixteen
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Back in the U.S.A - Chuck Berry
C C7
Oh well, oh well, I feel so good today,
F C
We just touched ground on an international runway
G7 F7 C
Jet propelled back home, from over the seas to the U. S. A.
C C7
New York, Los Angeles, oh, how I yearned for you
F C
Detroit, Chicago, Chattanooga, Baton Rouge
G7 F7 C
Let alone just to be at my home back in ol' St. Lou.
C C7
Did I miss the skyscrapers, did I miss the long freeway?
F C
From the coast of California to the shores of Delaware Bay
G7 F7 C
You can bet your life I did, till I got back to the U. S. A.
C C7
Looking hard for a drive-in, searching for a corner cafe'
F C
Where hamburgers sizzle on an open grill night and day
G7 F7 C
Yeah, and a juke-box jumping with records like in the U.S.A.
C C7
Well, I'm so glad I'm linin' in the U.S.A.
F C
Yes. I'm so glad I'm livin' in the U.S.A.
G7 F7 C
Anything you want, we got right here in the U.S.A.
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Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
C
Way down Louisiana close to New Orleans,
C7
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens...
F
There stood an old log cabin made of earth and wood,
C
Where lived a country boy name of Johnny B. Goode...
C7
Who'd never ever learned to read or write so well,
F
But he could play the guitar like ringing a bell.
F
Go Go
F6
Go Johnny Go Go
F7
Go Johnny Go Go
Bb9 F6
Go Johnny Go Go
C7
Go Johnny Go Go
F6
Johnny B. Goode
C
He use to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
C7
And sit beneath the trees by the railroad track.
F
Ol, engineers in the train sitting in the shade,
C
Strummin' with the rhythm that drivers made.
C7
The people passin' by they would stop and say
F
Oh my but that little country boy could play
F
Go Go
F6
Go Johnny Go Go
F7
Go Johnny Go Go
Bb9 F6
Go Johnny Go Go
C7
Go Johnny Go Go
F6
Johnny B. Goode
C
His mother told him someday he would be a man,
C7
And he would be the leader of a big old band.
F
Many people coming from miles around
C
To hear you play your music till the sun go down
C7
Maybe someday his name would be in lights
F
A saying Johnny B. Goode tonight.
F
Go Go
F6
Go Johnny Go Go
F7
Go Johnny Go Go
Bb9 F6
Go Johnny Go Go
C7
Go Johnny Go Go
F6
Johnny B. Goode
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Maybellene - Chuck Berry
Maybellene, why can't you be true
D7 A
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true
E7 D7 A
You've started back doin' the things you used to do
A
As I was motivatin' over the hill
A
I saw Maybellene in a Coupe de Ville
A
Cadillac rollin' on the open road
A
Nothin' outruns my V-8 Ford
A
Cadillac doin' 'bout 95
A
Bumper-to-bumper, rollin' side by side
Maybellene, why can't you be true
D7 A
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true
E7 D7 A
You've started back doin' the things you used to do
A
Cadillac rolled up ahead of the Ford
A
The Ford got hot, wouldn't do no more
A
It soon got cloudy and it started to rain
A
I tooted my horn for the passing lane
A
Rain was pourin' under my hood
A
I knew that was doin' my motor good
Maybellene, why can't you be true
D7 A
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true
E7 D7 A
You've started back doin' the things you used to do
[ guitar solo ]
Maybellene, why can't you be true
D7 A
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true
E7 D7 A
You've started back doin' the things you used to do
A
Motor cooled down, the heat went down
A
That's when I heard that highway sound
A
The Cadillac sittin' like a ton of lead
A
110 half a mile ahead
A
The Cadillac looked like it was sittin' still
A
I caught Maybellene at the top of the hill
Maybellene, why can't you be true
D7 A
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true
E7 D7 A
You've started back doin' the things you used to do
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No Particular Place to Go - Chuck Berry
G
Riding along in my automobile
My baby beside me at the wheel
C
I stole a kiss at the turn of a mile
G
my curiosity running wild
D
crusin' and playin' the radio
G
with no particular place to go
G
Riding along in my automobile
I's anxious to tell her the way I feel
C
So I told her softly and sincere
G
and she leaned and whispered in my ear
D
cuddlin' more and drivin' slow
G
with no particular place to go
[ guitar solo G C G D C G ]
G
No particular place to go
So we parked way out on ko-ko-mo
C
The night was young and the moon was gold
G
So we both decided to take a stroll
D
Can you image the way I felt
G
I couldn't unfasten her safety belt
G
Riding along in my calaboose
Still trying to get her belt a-loose
C
all the way home I held a grudge
G
for the safety belt that wouldn't budge
D
Crusin' and playing the radio
G
with no particular place to go
[ guitar solo to end ]
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Rock & Roll Music - Chuck Berry
Eb6
Just let me hear some of that Rock & Roll Music
Eb7
Any old way you choose it
Ab7
It's gotta a back beat you cant lose it
Eb
Any old time you use it
Bb7
It's gotta be Rock & Roll Music
Eb
If you wanna dance with me
Bb7 Eb
If you wanna dance with me
Bb7
I've got no kick aginst modern jazz
Eb
Unless they try to play it too darn fast
Eb7 Fm
And change the beauty of the melody
Bb7 Eb
Until they sound just like a symphony
Eb6
That's why I go for that Rock & Roll Music
Eb7
Any old way you choose it
Ab7
It's gotta a back beat you cant lose it
Eb
Any old time you use it
Bb7
It's gotta be Rock & Roll Music
Eb
If you wanna dance with me
Bb7 Eb
If you wanna dance with me
Bb7
I took my loved one over 'cross the tracks
Eb
So she could hear my man a-wail a sax
Eb7 Fm
I must admit they have a rockin' band
Bb7 Eb
Man they were going like a hurrican
Eb6
That's why I go for that Rock & Roll Music
Eb7
Any old way you choose it
Ab7
It's gotta a back beat you cant lose it
Eb
Any old time you use it
Bb7
It's gotta be Rock & Roll Music
Eb
If you wanna dance with me
Bb7 Eb
If you wanna dance with me
Bb7
Way down south they gave a jubilee
Eb
The joke_y folks they had a jamboree
Eb7 Fm
They're drinkin' home brew from a water cup
Bb7 Eb
The folks dancin' got all shook up
Eb6
And started playing that Rock & Roll Music
Eb7
Any old way you choose it
Ab7
It's gotta a back beat you cant lose it
Eb
Any old time you use it
Bb7
It's gotta be Rock & Roll Music
Eb
If you wanna dance with me
Bb7 Eb
If you wanna dance with me
Bb7
Don't care to hear then play a tango
Eb
I'm in the mood to hear a mambo
Eb7 Fm
It's way too early for a congo
Bb7 Eb
So keep a rockin' that piano
Eb6
Just let me hear some of that Rock & Roll Music
Eb7
Any old way you choose it
Ab7
It's gotta a back beat you cant lose it
Eb
Any old time you use it
Bb7
It's gotta be Rock & Roll Music
Eb
If you wanna dance with me
Bb7 Eb
If you wanna dance with me
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Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry
C
Well I'm a write a little letter,
F7 C C7
gonna mail it to my local DJ.
F7
Yes it's a jumpin' little record
C
I want my jockey to play.
F7 C
Roll Over Beethoven, I gotta hear it again today.
C
You know, my temperature's risin'
F7 C C7
and the jukebox blows a fuse.
F7
My heart's beatin' rhythm
C
and my soul keeps on singin' the blues.
F7 C
Roll Over Beethoven and tell Tschaikowsky the news.
C F7 C C7
I got the rockin' pneumonia, I used a shot of rhythm and blues.
F7 C
I caught the rollin' arthiritis sittin' down at the rhythm review.
F7 C
Roll Over Beethoven they're rockin' in two by two.
C6
Well, if you feel you like it
go get your lover, then reel and rock it.
C7 F9
Roll it over then move on up just
C6
a trifle further then reel and rock with one another,
F6
roll over, Beethoven dig these drhythem and blues
C F7
Well, early in the mornin' I'm givin' you my warnin'
C C7
don't you step on my blue suede shoes.
F7
Hey diddle diddle, I am playin' my fiddle,
C
ain't got nothin' to lose.
F7 C
Roll Over Beethoven and tell Tschaikowsky the news.
C
You know she wiggles like a glow worm,
F7 C6 C7
dance like a spinnin' top.
F7
She got a crazy partner,
C
oughta see 'em reel and rock.
F7 C6
Long as she's got a dime the music won't ever stop.
C6
Roll Over Beethoven,
C6
Roll Over Beethoven,
C7 F9
Roll Over Beethoven,
C6
Roll Over Beethoven,
F7 C6
Roll Over Beethoven and dig those rhythm and blues.
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School Day - Chuck Berry
Eb
Up in the mornin' and out to school
The teacher is teachin' the Golden Rule
Eb7 Ab7
American history and practical math
Eb
You studyin' hard and hopin' to pass
Edim Bb7
Workin' your fingers right down to the bone
ab7 Eb
And the guy behind you won't leave you alone
Eb
Ring, ring goes the bell
The cook in the lunch room's ready to sell
Eb7 Ab7
You're lucky if you can find a seat
Eb
You're fortunate if you have time to eat
Ebdim Bb7
Back in the classroom, open your books
Ab7 Eb
Gee but the teacher don't know how mean she looks
Eb
Soon as three o'clock rolls around
You finally lay your burden down
Eb7 Ab7
Close up your books, get out of your seat
Eb
Down the halls and into the street
Ebdim Bb7
Up to the corner and 'round the bend
Ab7 Eb
Right to the juke joint, you go in
Eb
Drop the coin right into the slot
You're gotta hear somethin' that's really hot
Eb7 Ab7
With the one you love, you're makin' romance
Eb
All day long you been wantin' to dance,
Ebdim Bb7
Feeling the music from head to toe
Ab7 Eb
Round and round and round we go
Eb
Hail, hail rock and roll
Deliver me from the days of old
Eb7 Ab7
Long live rock and roll
Eb
The beat of the drums, loud and bold
Ebdim Bb7
Rock, rock, rock and roll
Ab7 Eb E6 Eb6
The feelin' is there, body and soul.
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Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry
G7 C
They're really rockin Boston In Pittsburgh, P. A.
G7 C
Deep in the heart of Texas And 'round the Frisco Bay
F C
All over St. Louis Way Down in New Orleans
G7
All the Cats wanna dance with
C
Sweet Little Sixteen
G7
Sweet Little Sixteen
C
She's just got to have
G7
about half a million
C
Framed autographs
F
Her wallet's filled with pictures
C
She gets 'em one by one
G7
Becomes so excited
C
Watch her look at her run
F7 C6
Oh mommy mommy Please may I go
G7 C
It's such a sight to see Somebody steal the show
F7 C
Oh daddy daddy I beg of you
G7 C
Whisper to mommy It's all right with you
G7
Cause they'll be rockin on bandstand
C
In Philadelphia P.A.
G7 C
Deep in the heart of Texas And 'round the Frisco Bay
F C
All over St. Louis Way Down in New Orleans
G7
All the Cats wanna dance with
C
Sweet Little Sixteen
G7
Sweet Little Sixteen
C
She's got the grown up blues
G7
Tight dress and lipstick
C
She's sportin' high heal shoes
F
Oh, but tomorrow morning
C
She'll have to chang her trend
G7
And be sweet sixteen
C
And back in class again
F7 C6
Oh mommy mommy Please may I go
G7 C
It's such a sight to see Somebody steal the show
F7 C
Oh daddy daddy I beg of you
G7 C
Whisper to mommy It's all right with you
G7
Cause they'll be rockin on bandstand
C
In Philadelphia P.A.
G7 C
Deep in the heart of Texas And 'round the Frisco Bay
F C
All over St. Louis Way Down in New Orleans
G7
All the Cats wanna dance with
C
Sweet Little Sixteen
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